Sticky Glass Update from Grace
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Dear friends, family, clients, acquaintances, and loving strangers,
First, I want to express my deepest gratitude for your generous support and solidarity. I am so, so touched by everyone’s monetary contributions, kind words, helpful suggestions, and recommendations during this recovery process. Each gesture has been equally meaningful and appreciated.
I wanted to share a long-overdue update on how life has been moving forward since the fire. It has been an overwhelming time, to say the least. We have not been able to retrieve anything from the site and have received confirmation that recovery will not be possible due to the level of devastation our section of the studio incurred. I’ve attached some updated drone shots of the studio for reference—sadly, we can no longer recognize any of the items left in the rubble.
I’m taking time to figure out the next steps for my work and how to move forward with Sticky Glass as a business. Here are a few updates I can share:
Because I lost my entire archive—including one-of-a-kind sculptures and performance relics—I’ll be seeking new artist residency opportunities (and potentially graduate school) to begin rebuilding my practice. Thankfully, my video work was spared, as it was in my apartment at the time of the fire. I’ll be working with my collaborators to finish new projects and hopefully present them in an exhibition or video screening in the future.
Sticky Glass’s archive and inventory were also completely destroyed. Thanks to your generous funding, we’ve been able to remake lost orders and sold works. We’re also creating a limited selection of new pieces for a showroom opportunity in Hudson, NY, which we hope will help us gain more momentum and keep the business going. We’re continuing to take on new clients, wholesale orders, and commissions for custom glasswork—work that allows me to keep up with daily expenses and maintain a sense of normalcy.
I’m saving up to secure a new studio space when the time is right, which will also mean replacing all the tools, furniture, hardware, and equipment lost in the fire.
Unfortunately, on top of recovering from the fire, my partner Dean and I were in a hit-and-run car accident yesterday (Oct. 13). My beloved Honda Element is most likely totaled as a result. Thankfully, we (Dean, JoJo the dog, and myself) walked away safe and physically unharmed. Because it was a hit-and-run and the suspects fled the scene, we’re unsure how the insurance claim will unfold. For now, we’re just processing the reality that we’ve lost both our studio and our car within a month of each other. Still, we are incredibly thankful to be alive and have each other and a beautiful community to lean on.
More updates to come.
With love and gratitude,
Grace, dean and JoJo
